Context, Judgement and Informal Learning at Work: An Investigation of Factors Crucial for Enhancing Performance [ 2004 - 2006 ]

Research Grant

Researchers Prof PJ HagerA/Prof J AthanasouProf JS Halliday

Brief description This project investigates learning that enables people to perform well the demanding aspects of their occupations. Detailed case studies of critical incidents in a range of workplaces will be constructed and the learning or otherwise by key players involved in these incidents will be elucidated and analysed. These findings will test and refine a theory of learning at work that conceptualises it, at its best, as a growing capacity to make appropriate context-sensitive judgements. Developing a sound theory of workplace learning is very important because, though it is currently a major policy focus, received theories are of limited explanatory value.

Funding Amount $90,000

Funding Scheme Discovery Projects